Australian Government natural resource management officers

Australian Government NRM Officers, including Indigenous Land Management, work at a state or territory level, and have a detailed understanding of Caring for our Country and other related NRM policies and programs.

Their role is to help governments, regional bodies, landcare and community groups, and other natural resource management organisations understand the opportunities through Caring for our Country, to support program and project delivery and to inform policy makers on regional issues.

National Landcare Facilitator

The National Landcare Facilitator advocates the landcare ethos and supports community Landcare through an advisory role.

Regional Landcare Facilitators

Regional Landcare Facilitators work to support Landcare and production groups to adopt sustainable farm and land management practices and to protect Australia's landscape. Under Caring for our Country the Australian Government funds one full-time equivalent Regional Landcare Facilitator position in each of the 56 natural resource management regions.

State and Territory contacts

Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Ally Coe Canberra harold.coe@nrm.gov.au
(02) 6272 6448
0457 540 723
Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
ACT ACT Natural Resource Management Council Anna Van Dugteren
(part-time)		 anna.vandugteren@act.gov.au
02 6205 2914
ACT ACT Natural Resource Management Council Sally Mcintosh
(part-time)		 sally.mcintosh@act.gov.au
02 6205 7384
Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Michael Miller Canberra michael.miller@nrm.gov.au
(02) 6271 6389
0400 915 436
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Megan Tattersall Gosford megan.tattersall@environment.gov.au
(02) 4322 2544
0438 201 901
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Lee Pearson Dubbo lee.pearson@environment.gov.au
0428 874 846
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Ally Coe Canberra harold.coe@nrm.gov.au
(02) 6272 6448
0457 540 723
Australian Government NRM Officer - Sustainable Farm Practices Russell Glover Coffs Harbour russell.glover@nrm.gov.au
(02) 5622 8861
0427 063 575
Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Border Rivers-Gwydir New England North West Landcare Network Chairs Incorporated Sally Dickinson sally.dickinson@gvia.org.au
02 6752 1399
Border Rivers-Gwydir New England North West Landcare Network Chairs Incorporated Jennie Coldham
(part-time)		 jennie@gblc.org.au
02 6736 3500
Central West Central West Catchment Management Authority Danielle Littlewood danielle.littlewood@cma.nsw.gov.au
02 6840 7805
Hawkesbury-Nepean Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority Vanessa Keyzer vanessa.keyzer@cma.nsw.gov.au
02 4725 3041
Lachlan Lachlandcare Incorporated Leanne Leihn lfenterprises@boorowa.net
02 6385 6285
Lower Murray-Darling Lower Murray-Darling Catchment Management Authority Kim Trigg kim.trigg@cma.nsw.gov.au
03 5021 9427
Murray Holbrook Landcare Group Edwina Hayes
(part time)		 edwinahayes@holbrooklandcare.org.au>
02 6036 3181
Murray Holbrook Landcare Group Roger Knight
(part time)		 westernmurraylandimprovement@gmail.com
0418 751 841
Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee Landcare Incorporated Kimberley Beattie
(part time)		 kbeattie@murrumbidgeelandcare.asn.au
0487 953 777
Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee Landcare Incorporated Nicole Maher
(part time)		 nmaher@murrumbidgeelandcare.asn.au
0487 953 776
Namoi New England North West Landcare Network Chairs Incorporated Tanya Slack-Smith
(part time)		 westnamoi.rlf@bigpond.com
02 6828 0121
Namoi New England North West Landcare Network Chairs Incorporated Ken Baker
(part time)		 k.baker@lplmc.com.au
02 6741 8365
Northern Rivers North Coast Regional Landcare Network Incorporated Jodie Gager
(part time)		 rlf_ncrlandcare@hotmail.com
07 5523 3492
Northern Rivers North Coast Regional Landcare Network Incorporated Jennie Coldham
(part time)		 jennie@gblc.org.au
02 6736 3500
Southern Rivers Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority Peter Pigott peter.pigott@cma.nsw.gov.au
02 4429 4449
Sydney Metro Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority Angela Maier
(part time)		 angela.maier@cma.nsw.gov.au
02 9895 7330
Sydney Metro Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority (based with Ocean Watch Australia) Simon Rowe
(part time)		 simon@oceanwatch.org.au
02 9660 2262
Western Western Catchment Management Authority Anne Holst anne.holst@cma.nsw.gov.au
02 6872 2144
Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Russell Willing Darwin russell.willing@environment.gov.au
(08) 8928 6436
0438 089 281
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Wayne Davis Darwin wayne.davis@environment.gov.au
(08) 8928 6438
0427 077 880
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Lyndall McLean Darwin lyndall.mclean@environment.gov.au
(08) 8928 6439
0438 091 963
Australian Government NRM Officer - Sustainable Farm Practices Drew (Andrew) Gracie Tennant Creek andrew.gracie@nrm.gov.au
(08) 8962 4487
0434 668 899
Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Northern Territory NT Cattlemen's Association Inc Peter Clifton peter.clifton@ntca.org.au
08 8941 4266
Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Annie Keys
(Part time - Mon to Thurs)		 Brisbane annie.keys@nrm.gov.au
(07) 3037 4743
0438 205 837
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Neil Bensley
 Brisbane neil.bensley@nrm.gov.au
(07) 3037 4740
0439 409 642
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management David Thompson Longreach david.thompson@dcq.org.au
(07) 4652 7824
0427 427 692
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management John Hunter Cairns johnp.hunter@icc.gov.au
(07) 4048 8636
0438 212 682
Australian Government NRM Officer - Sustainable Farm Practices Kathryn Galea Brisbane/Toowoomba kathryn.galea@nrm.gov.au
(07) 3037 4742
0438 201 246
Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Border Rivers Maranoa-Balonne Queensland Murray-Darling Committee Incorporated Cassandra Teale regionallandcare@qmdc.org.au
07 4637 6206
Burdekin NQ Dry Tropics Ltd Riaan Breedt
(part-time)		 riaan.breedt@nqdrytropics.com.au
07 4724 3544
Burdekin NQ Dry Tropics Ltd Peter Arthofer
(part-time)		 peter.arthofer@nqdrytropics.com.au
07 4724 3544
Burnett Mary Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Incorporated Kay Enkelmann
(part-time)		 kay.enkelmann@bmrg.org.aus
07 4181 2999
Burnett Mary Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Incorporated Michelle Haase
(part-time)		 michelle.haase@bmrg.org.au
07 4181 2122
Cape York Cook Shire Council Andrew Hartwig ahartwig@cook.qld.gov.au
07 4069 5046
Condamine Conservation Farmers Incorporated Kevin Charlesworth cfilandcare@cfi.org.au
07 4638 5032
Desert Channels Desert Channels Queensland Incorporated Hayley Glover hayley.glover@dcq.org.au
07 4652 7831
Fitzroy Fitzroy Basin Association Incorporated TBC TBC
Mackay Whitsunday Reef Catchments Mackay Whitsunday Incorporated Christine Peterson
(part-time)		 wcl@whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au
07 4945 0267
Mackay Whitsunday Reef Catchments Mackay Whitsunday Incorporated TBC TBC
Mackay Whitsunday Reef Catchments Mackay Whitsunday Incorporated Saskia von Fahland
(part-time)		 slcmasaskia@mcs.net.au
07 4956 1388
Northern Gulf Northern Gulf Resource Management Group Limited Erica Blumson
(part-time)		 grazing@northerngulf.com.au
0427 928 597
Northern Gulf Northern Gulf Resource Management Group Limited Kristjan Sorensen
(part-time)		 sio@northerngulf.com.au
0427 000 774
South East Queensland SEQ Catchments Limited Apanie Wood awood@seqcatchments.com.au
07 3503 1441
South West Queensland South West NRM Limited    
Southern Gulf Southern Gulf Catchments Limited John Targett landcare@southerngulf.com.au
07 4743 1888
Torres Strait Torres Strait Regional Authority George Saveka george.saveke@tsra.gov.au
07 4069 0700
Wet Tropics FNQ NRM Limited (Terrain) Fiona George fionag@terrain.org.au
07 4043 8033
Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Paul Francis Adelaide paul.francis@environment.gov.au
(08) 8303 9597
0439 411 431
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Ben Hyde Adelaide ben.hyde@environment.gov.au
(08) 8303 9592
0439 415 301
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Bruce Hammond Adelaide bruce.hammond@environment.gov.au
(08) 8303 9625
0427 009 972
Australian Government NRM Officer - Sustainable Farm Practices Simon Goodhand Adelaide simon.goodhand@nrm.gov.au
(08) 8303 9603
0428 330 128
Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board Melanie Bullers
(part-time)		 melanie.bullers@adelaide.nrm.sa.gov.au
08 8389 5913
Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board Anthony Fox
(part-time)		 anthony.fox@adelaide.nrm.sa.gov.au
08 8523 7718
Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board Jodie Pain
(part-time)		 jodie.pain@adelaide.nrm.sa.gov.au
08 8550 3405
Alinytjara Wilurara Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resource Management Board    
Eyre Peninsula Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board Linden Masters
(part-time)		 linden.masters@sa.gov.au
08 8680 6210
Eyre Peninsula Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board Corey Yeates
(part-time)		 corey.yeates@epnrm.com
08 8628 2077
Eyre Peninsula Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management Board Kieran Wauchope
(part-time)		 kieran.wauchope@sa.gov.au
08 8688 3409
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board Kate Buck
(part-time)		 kate.buck@kinrm.com.au
08 8553 4300
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board

Mark Morris
(part-time)

mark.morris2@sa.gov.au
08 5883 4371
Northern and Yorke Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management Board Michael Richards michael.nynrm@internode.on.net
South Australian Arid Lands SA Arid Lands Natural Resource Management Board Kate Forrest
(part-time)		 kate.forrest@saalnrm.sa.gov.au
08 8648 5977
South Australian Arid Lands SA Arid Lands Natural Resource Management Board Jonathon Fatt-Clifton
(part-time)		 jonathon.fatt-clifton@saalnrm.sa.gov.au
08 8648 5963
South Australian Murray-Darling South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board Leighton Pearce leighton.pearce@samdbnrm.sa.gov.au
08 8582 4477
South East South East Natural Resource Management Board Tarnya Dalla tarnya.dalla@senrm.sa.gov.au
08 8762 9158
Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Lee Drummond Hobart lee.drummond@nht.tas.gov.au
(03) 6233 3151
0438 209 359
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Rocky Sainty Hobart rocky.sainty@dpipwe.tas.gov.au
(03) 6233 2720
0417 016 598
Australian Government NRM Officer - Sustainable Farm Practices Don Thompson Hobart don.thompson@nht.tas.gov.au
(03) 6233 3521
0438 207 048
Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Cradle Coast Cradle Coast Authority  Spencer Gibbs sgibbs@cradlecoast.com
03 6431 7014
NRM North Northern Tasmanian Natural Resource Management Association Incorporated Adrian James ajames@nrmnorth.org.au
03 6333 7784
NRMSouth SouthernRegional Natural Resource Management Association Barry Hardwick bhardwick@nrmsouth.org.au
036221 6117
Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Tim Allen East Melbourne tim.allen@dse.vic.gov.au
(03) 9637 8493
0438 463 884
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Peter Wilcock Bendigo peter.wilcock@dse.vic.gov.au
(03) 5430 4383
0438 095 024
Australian Government NRM Officer - Sustainable Farm Practices Dean Jones Bendigo dean.r.jones@dse.vic.gov.au
(03) 5430 4530
0429 007 159
Australian Government NRM Officer - Indigenous Land Management Will Philippiadis Melbourne william.philippiadis@dse.vic.gov.au
(03) 9637 8979
0438 089 231
Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Corangamite Corangamite Catchment Management Authority Bret Ryan bret.ryan@ccma.vic.gov.au
03 5232 9108
East Gippsland Far East Victoria Landcare Emma Orgill
(part-time)
Andrea Mitchell
(part-time)		 emma.orgill@dpi.vic.gov.au
srilc@bigpond.com.au
03 5161 1280
02 6458 4003
Glenelg Hopkins Glenelg-Hopkins Catchment Management Authority Bruce Knee b.knee@ghcma.vic.gov.au
0403 376 556
Goulburn Broken Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority Charlie Sexton charlies@gbcma.vic.gov.au
03 5761 1506
Mallee Mallee Catchment Management Authority Tom Fagan tom.fagan@dpi.vic.gov.au>
03 50514377
North Central North Central Catchment Management Authority Ashley Beven ashley.beven@nccma.vic.gov.au
03 5440 1864
North East Ovens Landcare Network Amber Croft
(part-time)		 amber.croft@landcarevic.net.au
North East Ovens Landcare Network Dave Cromarty 
(part-time)		 dave.cromarty@landcarevic.net.au
02 6025 8245
Port Phillip and Westernport Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority Geoff Boyes
(part-time)		 gboyes_cec@dcsi.net.au
03 5941 8446
Port Phillip and Westernport Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority Grant Godden
(part-time)		 grant.godden@ppwcma.vic.gov.au
03 9218 5606
Port Phillip and Westernport Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority Matt Khoury
(part-time)		 matthew.khoury@ppwcma.vic.gov.au
03 8781 7945
West Gippsland West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority Peter Newgreen petern@wgcma.vic.gov.au
03 5613 5981
Wimmera Project Platypus Association Incorporated Bob Wallace
(part-time)		 bob@platypus.org.au
03 5358 4410
Wimmera Project Platypus Association Incorporated Bindi Lees
(part-time)		 bindy.rlf@gmail.com
03 5585 1133
Wimmera Project Platypus Association Incorporated Katy Marriott
(part-time)		 km.hindmarshlandcare@bigpond.com
03 5391 4417
Australian Government NRM officers
Title Name City/Town Contact details
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Neil Riches Perth neil.riches@nrm.gov.au
(08) 6210 9714
0438 207 078
Australian Government NRM Officer - Environment Neil Blake Perth neil.blake@environment.gov.au
0427 207 078
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Paul Bowers Perth paul.bowers@nrm.gov.au
(08) 6210 9713
0408 090 813
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Clayton Lewis Geraldton clayton.lewis@icc.gov.au
(08) 9921 9519
0427 999 224
Australian Government NRM Officer – Indigenous Land Management Kevin Walley Port Headland kevin.walley@icc.gov.au
(08) 9140 2536
0417 934 149
Australian Government NRM Officer - Sustainable Farm Practices Michael Grasby Perth michael.grasby@nrm.gov.au
(08) 6210 9716
0427 074 202
Landcare facilitators
NRM Region Host organisation Name Contact details
Avon Wheatbelt Natural Resources Management Incorporated Mick Davis
(part-time)		 mdavis@wheatbeltnrm.org.au
08 9690 5595
Avon Wheatbelt Natural Resources Management Incorporated Sally Sprigg
(part-time)		 ssprigg@wheatbeltnrm.org.au
08 9690 2290
Northern Agriculture Northern Agriculture Catchments Council Incorporated Stanley Yokwe stanley.yokwe@nacc.com.au
08 9938 0105
Rangelands Rangelands Natural Resource Management Co-ordinating Group Incorporated Melanie McDonald
(part-time)		 melaniem@rangelandswa.com.au
08 9192 5212
Rangelands Rangelands Natural Resource Management Co-ordinating Group Incorporated Alex Harper
(part-time)		 eo@gascoynecatchments.com.au
08 9941 1776
Rangelands Rangelands Natural Resource Management Co-ordinating Group Incorporated Kaz Johnson
(part-time)		 karenj@rangelandswa.com.au
08 9956 3328
South Coast South Coast Natural Resource Management Incorporated Kylie Bishop
(part-time)		 kylieb@southcoastnrm.com.au
08 9076 2201
South Coast South Coast Natural Resource Management Incorporated Karl Hansom
(part-time)		 karlh@southcoastnrm.com.au
08 9845 8516
South Coast South Coast Natural Resource Management Incorporated David Broadhurst
(part-time)		 davidb@southcoastnrm.com.au
08 9845 8529
South West South West Catchments Council Jill Richardson
(part-time)		 jill.richardson@swccnrm.org.au
08 9780 4587
South West South West Catchments Council Kate Scott
(part-time)		 kate.scott@agric.wa.gov.au
08 9780 6177
Swan Perth Region NRM Incorporated Sandy Pate sandy.pate@perthregionnrm.com
08 9374 3333

Contacting us

Postal address
Australian Government
Land and Coasts
Communications Team
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601

Phone number
1800 552 008 (toll-free)

Fax number
+61 (0)2 6272 4526
(Attention: Communications Team)

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